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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Mike Lawler, of New York State, about Republican divisions that threaten to derail the ongoing budget negotiations.

NPR's Michel Martin asks the heads of two women-owned businesses how they are navigating the swing in tariff levels on China.

After a three-year pause because of problems with execution drugs, Tennessee is resuming the practice saying it now has a safe way to administer a lethal injection.

There are new rules about how real estate agents are paid. That's led some homebuyers and sellers to embrace a new way to pay their realtor: with a flat fee instead of a percentage of the sales price.

There's a federal law that helps homeless students get an education. It's administered by the U.S. Education Department, and schools worry there's no plan for the program if the department closes.

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